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Analytical reasoning
COMSATS · Logical reasoning · 28 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
Sara, Hina and Maria sit in a row. Sara is not at either end, and Hina sits to the left of Maria. Who sits in the middle?
- A Sara
- B Hina
- C Maria
- D It cannot be decided
All engineers are graduates. Ali is an engineer. Which conclusion follows?
- A Ali is a teacher
- B Ali is a graduate
- C Ali is not a graduate
- D All graduates are engineers
A shop gives a 10% discount on a bill above Rs 1000. Bilal buys goods worth Rs 1200. How much does he pay?
- A Rs 1020
- B Rs 1080
- C Rs 1100
- D Rs 1200
No fish can walk. Some animals are fish. Which conclusion follows?
- A Some animals cannot walk
- B All animals are fish
- C All animals can walk
- D Some fish can walk
A meeting is on a day after Tuesday and before Friday, and not on Thursday. On which day is it?
- A Thursday
- B Wednesday
- C Saturday
- D Monday
A bus leaves every 20 minutes from 8:00. Fatima reaches the stop at 8:50. How long does she wait for the next bus?
- A 10 minutes
- B 20 minutes
- C 15 minutes
- D 5 minutes
If it rains, the match is cancelled. The match was not cancelled. Which conclusion follows?
- A The match was late
- B It rained
- C It did not rain
- D The match was won
Ahmed is older than Zain, and Zain is older than Omar. Which statement must be true?
- A Ahmed is older than Omar
- B Omar is the oldest
- C Omar is older than Ahmed
- D Zain is the oldest
Some teachers are poets. All poets are readers. Which conclusion follows?
- A No teacher is a reader
- B All readers are poets
- C Some teachers are readers
- D All teachers are readers
A pen costs Rs 15 more than a pencil. Together they cost Rs 35. What does the pen cost?
- A Rs 15
- B Rs 30
- C Rs 20
- D Rs 25
In a race, Omar finished before Asad but after Bilal. Who finished first?
- A It cannot be decided
- B Omar
- C Bilal
- D Asad
All squares are rectangles. All rectangles have four sides. Which statement must be true?
- A No square is a rectangle
- B All rectangles are squares
- C Some squares have three sides
- D All squares have four sides
A pipe fills a tank in 6 hours and another pipe empties it in 12 hours. With both open, how long does it take to fill the empty tank?
- A 18 hours
- B 12 hours
- C 9 hours
- D 6 hours
Every number divisible by 6 is divisible by 3. The number 18 is divisible by 6. Which conclusion follows?
- A 18 is not divisible by 3
- B 18 is divisible by 3
- C 18 is divisible by 9 only
- D 18 is odd
Hina is taller than Sara, Sara is taller than Fiza, and Fiza is taller than Dua. Who is the second tallest?
- A Fiza
- B Dua
- C Sara
- D Hina
What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3:15?
- A 0°
- B 30°
- C 15°
- D 7.5°
Some doctors are teachers. No teacher is a farmer. Which conclusion follows?
- A All doctors are farmers
- B All teachers are doctors
- C No doctor is a teacher
- D Some doctors are not farmers
Ali has twice as many marbles as Bilal. Together they have 36. How many marbles does Ali have?
- A 12
- B 18
- C 30
- D 24
Only members can enter the library. Zara entered the library. Which conclusion follows?
- A Zara is not a member
- B Zara works there
- C Zara is a member
- D Zara is a student
A train leaves at 9:15 and the journey takes 2 hours 50 minutes. When does it arrive?
- A 12:20
- B 11:55
- C 12:05
- D 12:15
Every student in the class passed. Rana is in the class. Which conclusion follows?
- A Rana was absent
- B Rana is the teacher
- C Rana passed
- D Rana failed
Three consecutive numbers add up to 45. What is the largest of them?
- A 16
- B 17
- C 15
- D 14
All teachers in the school are graduates. Nadia is a teacher in the school. Which conclusion follows?
- A Nadia is a student
- B Nadia is a graduate
- C All graduates are teachers
- D Nadia is not a graduate
Five friends sit in a row. Ali is at the left end and Zara is at the right end. Bilal sits next to Ali. Who cannot sit at either end?
- A Zara
- B Bilal
- C Ali
- D Nobody
If today is Friday, what day was it 10 days ago?
- A Tuesday
- B Wednesday
- C Monday
- D Sunday
No bird is a mammal. All bats are mammals. Which conclusion follows?
- A No bat is a bird
- B Some bats are birds
- C All birds are bats
- D All mammals are bats
A shop sells pens at Rs 20 each. Sara buys 3 pens and pays with a Rs 100 note. How much change does she get?
- A Rs 30
- B Rs 60
- C Rs 80
- D Rs 40
The ages of Hira, Sana and Maha are all different. Hira is older than Sana, and Maha is younger than Sana. Who is the oldest?
- A It cannot be decided
- B Maha
- C Sana
- D Hira
Answer key
1. A, 2. B, 3. B, 4. A, 5. B, 6. A, 7. C, 8. A, 9. C, 10. D, 11. C, 12. D, 13. B, 14. B, 15. C, 16. D, 17. D, 18. D, 19. C, 20. C, 21. C, 22. A, 23. B, 24. B, 25. A, 26. A, 27. D, 28. D
Sara is not at an end, so she must be in the middle.
The first statement applies to every engineer, so it applies to Ali.
The discount is 120, so he pays 1200 − 120 = 1080.
The animals that are fish cannot walk.
Only Wednesday is after Tuesday, before Friday and not Thursday.
The buses leave at 8:40 and 9:00, so the next one is 10 minutes after 8:50.
If rain always cancels the match, no cancellation means no rain.
The ages are in the order Ahmed, Zain, Omar from oldest to youngest.
The teachers who are poets are also readers.
The pencil costs Rs 10 and the pen costs Rs 25, and 10 + 25 = 35.
The order is Bilal, Omar, Asad.
The first two statements chain together.
The net rate is 1/6 − 1/12 = 1/12 of the tank per hour.
The rule applies to every number divisible by 6.
The order from the tallest is Hina, Sara, Fiza, Dua.
The minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°.
The doctors who are teachers cannot be farmers.
Bilal has 12 and Ali has 24.
If only members can enter, anyone who entered is a member.
Adding 2 hours gives 11:15 and 50 more minutes gives 12:05.
The statement applies to every student in the class.
The numbers are 14, 15 and 16.
The first statement applies to every teacher.
Ali and Zara take the ends, so Bilal sits second.
Ten days ago is one week and three days back, and Friday minus three days is Tuesday.
Bats are mammals, and no mammal is a bird.
The pens cost 60, so the change is 40.
The order from the oldest is Hira, Sana, Maha.